Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-24
- = 7"
4 mr., III AlP4sLE NIT.
A Resselbia k2tns Aar abe kerf"vah Ss
Kaxh aEats ~ sne Theatre.

Il il readily acknowledged, says the last
Haypsg's Bdsar, that the women ~ j.
saaafvaa and operas are as much diacoin. 4
-,.,aad Nv each others high hats and
t.c,,ysAta a the men who are present, and Al
svar fraauentiy much more 80, since Il
s,.s,, Nv the greater amount OF uncon-
vantionality which Is allowed 10 thsni, :,
hava mueh more freedom OF movement Z
Than women, and can accommodate them !,
.aIyes 10 the crevices between the pouies
and draperies and accessories IN 'front.' ~
them In manner tnht Wonen ny
hnsh diiI,ouIt and inelegant 70 follow, :
svhiia thair anperior stature enables them \
N I'D over the top Of many an obstrne-
t,cr vvl,ieb presents dead wall to the 4
svo.oen beside them. II is the men also
who usually have the two outside seats J
npon the aisle in every row, wnere tney
kttain almost absolute freedom, iet what 1
win DO in tho seat in front OF them-
III Yet n curious observation offers itself
To notice in the circumstance that when
tho bio Gainsborough hats--the large
ones almost Of the circumference OF q
cart wheel--were worn, loaded with nod
aing and stirring and sweeping feathers,
worn generally by the very young and
very pretty, and filing the view not 80
: much in an up aud down direction as in
enc from side to side, the exclamation
4 against them was put very aeiuon -. aae
gently heafd, wnen taRen h.o So , ,so
with that now rAiseo, Aouu eni tons a. M.
voclferous, concerning ~ suuoess 1'n NY
high hat and bonnet. het snose ena1 sianaS
creations of tho milliner's art, beautiful
in picture and altogether pleasing on the
y. street when worn in the theatre conf
pletely and utterly extinguished all yiewit
of the acene ujDon the stage, for the aVeF
age woman shino snsn1, " ~ - N.
woman but giaatess' pus n aas ' ~ ~
ordinary hhgnt Oh nus SEA wen ny paw ~,
ulariy troubled py tnese nusssn@,s, pe- |
cause he dld not neea Y dodge tnis way
= nnGthRt " nfner ms sieW through
z the interstiees the nastd brims ana grace,
fully dropping plumes Afforded ne couia
see over them.
Eat She hat OF tins year, the hign nav,
where the milliner would initiate WIN esr
aspiring and bristlinng wired BOWS o. rio-
bon the heaven-eoaring wings ana Iea a.
that many regard US rorDieeen " Sneni
either by prineipieor preludice-the hlgn
hat Is one that no man can see over ana
hiDc ille lachrym@l
OF course other women-women not
wearing that one particular and especiai
offending hat-sympathlze with the man
who finds his view obstructed oy u tney
would perhaps sympathize more 10 tne
purpose If, in the time OF their OWL 90
vuefsd view, the exclamation mad peen
re pronounced. But no matter for that
they overlook the past tney ac-
fledge that the wickedness OF taxing
sight out OF other peoples eyes Is
ost equal to that OF taxing tne oreau
;of other peoples mouths ana tney
Q, to woman, perfectly VIKING tnas an
omen-but tnemselves-snah 90 W 'ne
heatre without their hats.
Foe their own part, tney oanhob seiy ~. ~
resa tbeir hair in suitable style for It's
Inhibition every time they think OF going
the theatre; it may be Impossible also
dress their hair anyway without max
q couture whose hight Snail pun tne
net itself to shame, IN ORDER " nlue
let thin-not to say bald-spot, OF
me gray lock, or the addition OF false
,, or the peculiar aeiect Whatever =
be, that the kindly bonnet covers ano
ieals; they had as nei stay ~ nonle
cover, as have TO hold thetr uonneu
heir knees all the eVenngIthef pes
nets, too, forgetting an aoout theI
III exciting moments--and haple W may
them crushed and ruined py tne lnconlei
and out-goers all around them; ana SUI
further, If they are suburban Or outskl
people, and dependent on certain tfal
Z or street-car, they have no tune 70 hui
-, up an anteroom and return check, al
wait for hat and wrap 10 DC seIecteu ITO
whole roomful OF hats and wraps Az
in addition to all this, the tneatre, th'
know, is full of draughts, and they ma
been used to o head-coVerlng, and th'
have no mind for rheumatisms ana ne
algias and catarrhs that must toiloW u
.emoval of the amount OF clotnlng
which they are accustomed, even Wh'
that amount is only an aceustom'
bonnet.
It is true they have heard 1t said tn
the theatre will present much inner al
gayer appearance, closer resem6lan
to a blossoming parterre Of flowers, vi
the bonnetless faces all clustered togetht
they do not recognize the importance
this, possibly, but they remember, 1t M
be, theatres in London, and think ratt
tnat anything else istrue-thestres WIN
W1mep dressed in all outlAndish ye
5efore.last styles, were quite Go Il
should be if their heads were bare, o
teir bosoms too. Just TO the contr
any such statement, they thinl
autiful hat, with its flowers and pluI
tinsels and ribbons, adds immeas
y to the blossom-like and gay effecf
til, house and they know that the sa
faction of their own eyesight would II
greatly all the lively beauty of Il
friends bonnets, were their friends
unselfsh, SO careful of the rights
comforts Of others, as to take them of
Still, there is one condition on wi
they, even they themselves will go b
headed to the theatre, will eompron
on o Spanish lace scarf about the he
on a low bonnet, on a Marie Stuart {
on nothing. They will take the time
trouble to dress their hair before goi
they will offer themselves an oblatiol
curiosity to the extent of letting
women behind them gloat over the spe
defect of their eked out backhair, [
will hold their best hats in the lap
evening long, they will sacrifice the
scene Of the play, be it the fires of We
playing about Brunhilda, for the SAX
petiipg to the check room in time to
q. ,,,5 uooaI ~, o,r, 4I,,,,
etooAs 49, 81 80 y.
~ In a. ~. -. let =, ,,,o az
sne hlgn i naV-a ~. VIC say II one ~
uon. Inc conultion II tht SIMPLER
anything proposed to them. u
merely that the male part of